From AFP:WASHINGTON (AFP) — President-elect Barack Obama is unlikely to probe President George W. Bush's counter-terror policies despite mounting calls by rights groups for independent investigation, analysts say.
Obama, who takes office January 20, signaled in an interview Sunday that he was not inclined to open an independent probe of his predecessor's actions unless there was evidence that US laws were broken.
Meanwhile, rights activists have boosted pressure on the incoming administration to prosecute US leaders for alleged abuses including harsh interrogation techniques, domestic wiretaps without warrants, unlimited detention of terror suspects and mishandling the Iraq war.
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